Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-08-31 | Page 17 | S. L. Justices to Air Policy

S SI 8 L L. JUSTICES TO AIR POLICY Group Will Face Critics at Meet Meeting ng Salt Lake county justices justic s of the peace members of tM the th st state te tax commission and representatives from the Salt Lake county attorneys attorney's attorneys attorney's attorneys attorney's ney's and and- sheriffs sheriff's offices will thresh out traffic enforcement problems at a meeting in iii the city and county building at 8 8 p p p. p m. m Thursday Justice Arthur B B. Bri of South Salt Lake the lead leadin leadin leadin in attempts to clarify the position of justice courts in n the the the law said he and the other nine Salt Lake county 4 jus were i prepared to thresh O out e ein es e's s in our courts courts' e especially with re regard regard regard re- re gard t to motor vehicle l violations and to form an association if desired de de- sired Also invited and expected to at attend attend attend at- at tend are representatives representative of the Utah state highway high patrol Mr Bringhurst said Attorney General Joseph Chez although invited in Thursday morning to send a representative representative declined on the grounds the problems to be aired should be solved by the county instead of the state The scheduled meeting is the re result result result re- re sult of repent recent charges that Salt Lake LaJe county justices justic s were not r re reporting reporting re- re porting motor vehicle operator convictions In all cases and statements statements statements state state- ments made in a report by Rufus G. G Jasper National Safety council engineer who made a survey of county traffic conditions that justices justices justices jus jus- tices were too lenient Among points Mr Bringhurst said would be discussed are the following The separate or combined viewpoints viewpoints viewpoints view view- points of the state tax commission highway patrol and Salt Lake county sheriffs sheriff's and attorneys attorney's of 01 of- of The matter of reporting traffic arrests and convictions to the tax commission Provisions for Insuring closer contact and cooperation between enforcement officers and justices Op Opinion of the county attorneys attorney's office on the matter of imposing uniform penalties mo mo- Keeping comprehensive up to date records which may be b Inspect be-Inspect inspected inspect inspect- ed at any time We justices are willing willingto to do all we can to aid id traffic safety work and this meeting is expected to determine determine determine de de- de- de termine just how we can best go about it Mr Bringhurst stated R. R E E. Hammond Hammonds- member of the tax commission said at least two members of the commission would attend He praised the justices for their willingness to join around the the conference conference table tableland table and Iron out but problems of public Interest